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The special teams IMO have lost the last 2 games. Parkey missed FG in Miami during OT and the 2 touchdowns against NE a punt block and KR TD. Yes the defense has not stood up the last 2 weeks but, they made critical stops or plays in both games to allow the Bears to win. Akeem Hicks forced fumble in the Miami game even though he was gassed was critical. I like Jordan Howard but, does everyone remember how he reacted when there was trade rumors about him during the off season? Dude you were a5th round pick for a reason! You're a 1 trick pony. Nagy's offense some what mirrors KC's offense sans 1 thing Kareem Hunt can line up at WR and actually catch the ball making Tarek Hill that much more effective and Cohen is doing well despite every team expecting pass when he is on the field. If Nagy decided to go with Bennie Cunningham for the rest of the season to create a more diverse attack I wouldn't be mad. Howard has started to act like he is La veon Bell IMO.

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So do I but I think how Bortles performed early in the season had their coaching staff ready to replace him but he "righted the ship" and I can see that as a realistic expectation for Trubisky this season in a new offense and still learning how to feel and avoid the pass rush.

The key guys that may not be resigned after their deals are up Hicks, Trevathan, Amukamura, White, Cooper, Massie and Sims. This is all based on Trubisky take the next step and becoming the franchise QB which would probably put him in line for astronomical numbers 4 years from now

I go back to my time in Bourbonnais when he walked right in front of where I was sitting and just didn't look healthy and seemed headed to the locker room, when I remarked to the group of fans that I was amongst that I thought he would be cut and explained that his health and versatility would be the reason. I'm not surprised at all and he is Pace's highest draft pick cut from the team.

Agreed if the defense can realize its full potential similar to Jacksonville then all Trubisky needs to do is be the Blake Bortles that played down the stretch and in the playoffs.

The biggest thing I hold on to from this trade is that Mackhas never missed a game!

He's a veteran and that's a big difference.

Mack Played At The University Of Buffalo!

With the GM of this team trading up to get his as QB and then hiring this coach to get him right, its ridiculous to think there is a QB controversy when you are talking about a veteran who has started less games than Trubisky.

4yrs guaranteed 18 mil

According to Adam Schefter And Ian Rappaport The Bears And Smith Have Come To Terms

The pace of practice was faster than I have ever seen and I went to TC going back to Lovie! The Ints are a result of the amount of plays they seem to be getting off during practice and it seems he is only getting one read and the ball comes out.With me being on vacation I will be able to see the first unit in the HOF game.

I was at camp yesterday and the pace of the practice was something I had never seen at TC before! Constant motion every team drill whether 7 on 7 or full 11 on 11 was on the 30 second clock. There seemed to be a big emphasis on all the QBs to get the ball out quick or check down. Anthony Miller looks like we may have something and Kevin White looked like he's playing for his life.Cohen and Howard in some drills were split out wide. Mitchell Trubisky didn't look good to me. He was throwing the ball high and Amukamara picked him twice in a 3 play span. A couple of times under duress from the rush he threw off his back foot with bad results. After hearing Nagy talk I didn't realize the players had the previous day off but, Trubisky looked a little off the whole day as some of his WRs made highlight catches. Anthony Miller continues to act like he has something to prove and Allen Robinson looked smooth and appeared to be holding back. As for the defense the front 3 will have some real size to chose from. Hicks looks all of 330 pounds and Bilal Powell looks like a mountain. Goldman moved well but Bullard still seems like his motor is half on. WTBS this group looks poised to have a breakout year. The OLBs Lynch in shorts and watching next to Trevathan but Floyd if he is heavier it wasn't obvious to my eyes. He was moving well though and showed no ill affects of his injury though he did walk into the tent once during drills for a short time but came back out and immediately jumped back in. As is the case in most camps and especially this one the defense looked light years ahead of the offense. So far nothing has been mentioned about this but Grasu walked right pass me during practice in route to the locker room and seemed to be limping. As he walked past I mentioned to the group I was sitting with that I felt he was getting cut this year. He also was wearing knee braces on both knees. Again I can't over emphasis how fast the pace of practice was. There was constant work during the whole 3 hour period and when a group wasn't participating in a drill they worked on the next field as a group. That is how I got a chance to see Floyd up close and if he is 250 it must be all muscle because only his lower base looked thicker. The OLB group as a whole looked small and more speed focused than powerful.

If I can't root for a guy like this , I'm not human!

RPO is what got Wentz, Watson and Tanehill injured and IMO keeps the box filled with someone to shadow the QB.

As I read the whole thread as usual the main topic of the post gets side tracked. AZ you originally posted what I consider a fantasy with a video because you are projecting how the players we have acquired will do in the scheme of the Eagles even though Nagy came from the Chiefs So please explain your angle on this so an old guy like me can understand.

Whenever I try and project touches for Cohen, Special Teams touches have to be factored in first where he has been electric.

With Erik Flowers and the Giants at odds that could be a possibility. The Giants declined picking up his 5th year option and he is reportedly upset at being switched to ROT because of their trade for Nate Solder.

If he was the target of the trade up in round one, they would have taken him at 39. A couple of sources indicated that the target was Ridley was the target for the round 1 trade up.

All indications from all the analysts is this guy is going to be an OLB. WTBS Jones is gone, Freeman is gone and the 2 guys who started the offseason at the top of the depth chart at ILB have durability issues. Timu and Anderson are not getting ringing endorsements with these picks and shouldn't. Listening to the Pace presser, he indicated that Whitehair was staying at OC and Danials would compete at LG.

I like Pitt OT Brian O'Neill as a sleeper pick.

Ding Ding ! The very reason Trevathan can't stay healthy is his size playing in the middle of this defensive scheme. Smith is the same approx. size and attacks ball carriers the same as Trevathan but this isn't the SEC and he will have a blocker or two to deal with on that second level unless the front 3 are wrecking the opponents o-line. I look at Edmunds and think Patrick Willis with more range and Julian Pederson who was like a Swiss Army knife for the 49er defense.

Pace has only 3 drafts. White, Floyd and Trubisky. Mariotta was in the same draft as White and Wentz was in the Floyd draft.

8 Tremaine Edmunds ILB Va Tech 39 Isaiah Oliver CB Colo. 105 Desmond Harrison OT West Georgia 115 Marquis Haynes OLB Mississippi 145 Allen Lazard WR Iowa ST. 181 Holton Hill CB Texas 224 Jamil Damby OG Maine I tried to think of a scenario where either Lorenzo Carter OLB Georgia or Brian ONeill OT Pitt is at 39 but, I believe both will be gone by that pick. As for Harrison, he will be a project but, Hiestand is a good tutor. My alternate pick at 105 is Kemeko Turay OLB Rutgers.